Also, Captain Underpants is under attack; Granta's new "Best Of Young British Novelists"; the Women's Prize for Fiction shortlist announced.

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Also: What to do when a book makes you cry on public transportation; Amazon launches its own currency; and Ping Fu's memoir comes under attack.

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]]>Annalisa QuinnSalman Rushdie, John Le Carre End Literary Feud The feud began in 1997 in the letters pages of the <em>Guardian, </em>with<em> </em>Rushdie calling the author of<em> Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy </em>"a pompous ass" and Le Carre accusing the author of<em> The</em> <em>Satanic Verses </em>of "self-canonization." Both writers now say they regret the literary war of words, and speak of their mutual admiration.<em></em>Mon, 12 Nov 2012 17:30:00 -0500https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2012/11/12/164984367/salman-rushdie-john-le-carre-end-literary-feud?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=salmanrushdie
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The feud began in 1997 in the letters pages of the Guardian, withRushdie calling the author of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy "a pompous ass" and Le Carre accusing the author of TheSatanic Verses of "self-canonization." Both writers now say they regret the literary war of words, and speak of their mutual admiration.